"Say, who are you anyway?" : clowns, childhood and madness in the character of Harpo Marx

Niland, Richard (2012) "Say, who are you anyway?" : clowns, childhood and madness in the character of Harpo Marx. Journal of Popular Culture, 45 (4). pp. 828-845. ISSN 0022-3840 (https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5931.2012.00960.x)

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Abstract

A literary criticism of the book "Harpo Speaks!," the autobiography of American comedian and actor Harpo Marx, also known Adolph or Arthur Marx, is presented, focusing on depictions of Marx's childhood. It comments on growing up in New York City, the bullying and intimidation Marx faced as a Jewish child, and the idea of childhood madness. Aspects of Vaudeville in Marx's acting are also considered.

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Niland, Richard ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4931-5594;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:34679
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    August 2012
    Published
    Keywords:clowns, childhood, madness, harpo marx, vaudeville, comedy, cinema, jewish child, bullying, intimidation, childhood madness, new york city, English, Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), History, Literature and Literary Theory
    Subjects:Language and Literature > English
    Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Humanities > English
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:20 Oct 2011 16:00
    Last modified:01 Nov 2023 09:50
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/34679
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